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Swedish coalition deal rolls back aid, intensifies discord over aid policy

Swedish development policy has become a hotly contested issue since the new government alliance abolished the 1 per cent of GNI aid target and drastically changed aid priorities. A key question is: how much lower could the Swedish aid level sink?

News December 31, 2022

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End of a rocky year for Swedish aid

NGO leaders describe the SEK 13.8 billion roll back in Swedish aid to fund refugees from Ukraine last...

December 31, 2022

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Indigenous groups in Guyana raise alarm over historic issuance of carbon credits by Norwegian-funded certifier

The government of Guyana has been issued 33 million tonnes worth of forest carbon credits by ART, a certifier...

News December 23, 2022

Evaluation: Big Pharma shies away from CEPI due to equitable access requirements

The Oslo-based vaccine initiative CEPI has over a few short years grown into a “credible and prominent...

News December 19, 2022

Local humanitarian actors still poorly funded. After 7 years, UN agencies and NGOs hold tight to donor funds

Direct funding to local NGOs has not increased despite a global pandemic, Black Lives Matter, and seven...

News December 15, 2022

New Danish centrist government opens for a more consensus-driven aid policy

A historic Red-Blue government has taken office in Denmark, pledging to hammer out a new development...